Tokyo Germs (WWDIS): Have someone in Japan butchered your name already? Tell us how your name is pronounced.

Abre Etteh: I was in Japan a number of years ago and someone did write my name in Kanji. I don’t think they did too bad with the pronunciation. Abre is pronounced Abray (the ‘A’ is the same as in apple). Etteh is pronounced Etay (the first ‘E’ is the same as in egg).

TG: When did you move to the UK from Nigeria?

AE: I moved to the UK at 16, so I’ve been around for 11 years now.

TG: Any architects that you look up to?

AE: I’ve especially been influenced by architects like Peter Zumthor, Sanaa, Nendo, some lesser known architects like the duo Brodsky and Utkin. I’ve been influenced a lot by the likes of Antony Gormley and the works of Studio Ghibli as well.